Logan is the antithesis of the superhero movie genre. There are no flashy costumes, no booming soundtracks, no gigantic explosions, and no catchyone-liners. Instead, is a movie truly about the pain of time and the journey that ourdifferenceshave taken us on.

We follow an aged Logan and a senileProfessorXavier as they are eventually put in charge of a young girl named Laura. But times have changed, these are no longer the staples of the X-Men we once knew. The onceinvincibleWolverine is now a broken limo driver who needs glasses to readsmall print and can’t go one step without a limp. The oncebenevolentand educatedProfessorX is now Charles, a man suffering fromAlzheimer’s diseaseand horrifying telepathicseizuresthat put those that he once loved andprotectedat risk. We never get to see what trulycausedtheextinctionof the mutants but, its effects on the world are seen through the race’s surviving members.

Whilevillainsare presented in evilcorporations and the venomousrobotic handed Pierce, their true service ismerelyto keep Logan and the group moving as theyexperiencelife with Laura. Fansshouldbe assured that the R rating for Logan is well deserved and used brilliantlythroughout. To see Logan’s claws actually tear apart his foes while each character on screen dropsf-bombs one after another doesn’t take away from the movie but, actually makes it more realistic.

Logan is not the normal superhero movie. The heroes of the story don’t alwaysfinda way to save everyone and it can bearguedthat they don’t really even win, and its brilliant. We see the struggleon their minds and bodies. We see the pain that they feel and thattheirlives have caused them. We see that theseheroesaren’t lookingto save the world but rather, escape it. Like a prisoner who has done histime they want their freedom.

Every moment of anger, sadness, pain, and happiness feels just so utterly raw in Logan. To seea world that is sotwo-faced in its presentation it almost becomes a drawback to the story but lends itself to form a strength. To picturea society that simply just moves on as if the mutant race never existed is a mirror into our own real world of the fleeting 24hr cycle of care. The mutants are outsiders like never before in Logan but, instead of being the next step in human evolution they are now simply anendangeredspecies on its last legs.

The plot is somewhatpredictable but thechemistry andperformanceby Hugh Jackman (Logan), Patrick Stewart (Charles), and Dafne Keen (Laura) all make it a story much moreaboutthe connection of humans ratherthan a battlebetween prey andpredator. Logan and Charles feel some sort of obligation to help Laura in her quest for freedom even well knowing thatit is based off of a false hope they no longer believe in. The ends of certaincharacters do feel a bit underwhelming and feel as if theydeservedbetter but, the effects the deaths have on those still left alive hit homeextremelyhard.

Logan struggles with the many versions of himself throughout the film, showing us just how long of a journey it has been. Whether it is Laura, the raw X-23, and her unhinged primal instinct to survive and kill that he once had. Or the man that he faces in the mirror and through Charles, the man whose hands don’t ever stop shaking, the man who never sleeps, the man whose sins are numerous, and the man who never gets to forget, each aspect of Logan’s past, present, and future are brilliantly executed.

Perhaps the best thing Logan does is completely ignore the FOX X-Men timeline. Aside from a few references and easter eggs to a few of the movies, Logan carves its own path. Not burdened by the convoluted past that we have seen but rather, haunted by events we never see but fully understand, Logan is a story all of its own.

There is no comparing Logan to another superhero movie and that’s because it just doesn’t fit in the genre. A film that is much more like No Country for Old Menthen any other X-Men film before it, Logan is masterful. From the yearning to see Logan go berserk, to the realization that his bodyphysicallycan’t handle his sins anymore, Logan’s journey is honest. Honest to the pain of the real world, and honest to the light that gets us through the day.

Honest that time catches up to even the greatest of heroes and honest that life isn’t always like a motion picture.

Hey there! My name is Kyle Boren and I have loved games since the first time I booted up Link's Awakening on my Gameboy despite never even beating the game. I believe gaming is one of the most influential mediums in the world today. The deep connections gamers can feel to the characters, story, or environment to their games has long been a life dream for me to be apart of. You can follow me on Twitter @kboren92 but be warned I think I am funnier then I actually am and I am a big Dallas sports fan. I am also an author, my book Uprising available on CreateSpace now. Thanks for taking the time to read my work and please comment with any of your own viewpoints! And if I don't see you good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!